Commission by the Council, 1 November 1697, Edinburgh

Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the first day of November Jaj vic nyntie seven years

A1697/11/51

Commission by the Council

Commission The Shireff of Pearth Anent Frazers

Commission to The Earle of Tullibardine principall secretarie of state and principall shireff of Pearth and his deputs Against the forenamed Frazers and others read votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell having been Certainly Informed That Thomas Frazer of Beufort and Captaine Simeon Frazer his son with their Complices of their name and Clann and other Loose and Laules Men Have Convocat and Conveened in armes To the number of Four or five hundred within the shire of Invernes In a most seditious and rebellious manner And ther Have occupyed fortified and stuffed houses and forts and have also seased upon the persons of The Ladie Dowager of Lovitt The Lord Mungo Murray and the Lord Saltoune and others and made them their prisoners Keeping and detaining them in a most barbarous and violent manner untill they extorted from them such bonds and Conditions as they thought fitt to require Lykeas they still detaine the persone of the said Lady Douager of Lovitt In most wicked and greivous bondage For Which Causes The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Have ordained Letters to be direct In his Majesties name and authority Charging the forsaid Thomas and Simeon Frazers with their accomplices therinnamed and all others their adherents To Lay Doun their armes Submitt themselves to Law and Enter their persons in prisone to abyde and underly the same uithin the space of Fourtie Eight hours after they be therto charged And in case they failzie to obey and doe the same To denunce them Rebells and Traitors As also to Command and Charge the Shirreff of Invernes and all others his Majesties officers and good Subjects to rise in armes Concurr and assist for reducing the forsaids rebells and traitors to their due Subjection and bringing them In dead or alyve to underly the Law as said is Herefore The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Have thought fitt and Doe heirby Give Full pouer warrand and Commission to the Earle of Tullibardine principall secretary of state to his Majestie shirreff principall of the shirrefdome of Pearth and Mr Nathaniell Fife and […] Blair of Corbs his deputs Immediately to Convocat and raise in armes the whole heretors with their tennents and servants and other fencible men Living uithin the said Shire of Pearth And to putt them under such Leaders as they shall Judge most propper And to march with them armed and provyded of sufficient ammunitione in feir of weir with all dilligence Against the saids Thomas and Simeon Frazers and their accomplices so soon as they or any of the men under ther Command shall be Called and required therto By the shirreff of Invernes or his deputs To Assist and fortifie the said Shirreff or his deputes for seasing subdeuing and reducing the said Thomas and Simeon Frazers and their accomplices rebelles and traitors forsaids And bringing them in dead or alyve as said is or hou soon and whensoever the said shirreff of Pearth or his deputs and men under ther Command shall be Called and required to the effect forsaid by Colonell Sir John Hill Governour of Fortwilliam or any officer of the said garrisone having the Colonells orders to the effect abovementioned Declaring that whatever Slaughter mutilatione blood fire raising or other violence shall happen to be Acted done and Committed by all or any of the forsaids persons heirby authorized to march against the saids rebells In seasing reducing and subdeuing them as said is The same shall be holden Laufull and warrantable and Good service to his Majesties government And the actors and accessories therto shall be and are heirby fullie Indemnified and secured to all Intents and purposes sic subscribitur Annandale P Southerland Ruglen Tarbat Forbes Carmichaell James Steuart Advocat Cockburne Archibald Mure Patrick Murray.

Att Edinburgh the first day of November Jaj vic nyntie seven years

A1697/11/51

Commission by the Council

Commission The Shireff of Pearth Anent Frazers

Commission to The Earle of Tullibardine principall secretarie of state and principall shireff of Pearth and his deputs Against the forenamed Frazers and others read votted approven and signed wherof the tenor folloues
The Lords of his Majesties privie Councell having been Certainly Informed That Thomas Frazer of Beufort and Captaine Simeon Frazer his son with their Complices of their name and Clann and other Loose and Laules Men Have Convocat and Conveened in armes To the number of Four or five hundred within the shire of Invernes In a most seditious and rebellious manner And ther Have occupyed fortified and stuffed houses and forts and have also seased upon the persons of The Ladie Dowager of Lovitt The Lord Mungo Murray and the Lord Saltoune and others and made them their prisoners Keeping and detaining them in a most barbarous and violent manner untill they extorted from them such bonds and Conditions as they thought fitt to require Lykeas they still detaine the persone of the said Lady Douager of Lovitt In most wicked and greivous bondage For Which Causes The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Have ordained Letters to be direct In his Majesties name and authority Charging the forsaid Thomas and Simeon Frazers with their accomplices therinnamed and all others their adherents To Lay Doun their armes Submitt themselves to Law and Enter their persons in prisone to abyde and underly the same uithin the space of Fourtie Eight hours after they be therto charged And in case they failzie to obey and doe the same To denunce them Rebells and Traitors As also to Command and Charge the Shirreff of Invernes and all others his Majesties officers and good Subjects to rise in armes Concurr and assist for reducing the forsaids rebells and traitors to their due Subjection and bringing them In dead or alyve to underly the Law as said is Herefore The saids Lords of his Majesties privie Councell Have thought fitt and Doe heirby Give Full pouer warrand and Commission to the Earle of Tullibardine principall secretary of state to his Majestie shirreff principall of the shirrefdome of Pearth and Mr Nathaniell Fife and […] Blair of Corbs his deputs Immediately to Convocat and raise in armes the whole heretors with their tennents and servants and other fencible men Living uithin the said Shire of Pearth And to putt them under such Leaders as they shall Judge most propper And to march with them armed and provyded of sufficient ammunitione in feir of weir with all dilligence Against the saids Thomas and Simeon Frazers and their accomplices so soon as they or any of the men under ther Command shall be Called and required therto By the shirreff of Invernes or his deputs To Assist and fortifie the said Shirreff or his deputes for seasing subdeuing and reducing the said Thomas and Simeon Frazers and their accomplices rebelles and traitors forsaids And bringing them in dead or alyve as said is or hou soon and whensoever the said shirreff of Pearth or his deputs and men under ther Command shall be Called and required to the effect forsaid by Colonell Sir John Hill Governour of Fortwilliam or any officer of the said garrisone having the Colonells orders to the effect abovementioned Declaring that whatever Slaughter mutilatione blood fire raising or other violence shall happen to be Acted done and Committed by all or any of the forsaids persons heirby authorized to march against the saids rebells In seasing reducing and subdeuing them as said is The same shall be holden Laufull and warrantable and Good service to his Majesties government And the actors and accessories therto shall be and are heirby fullie Indemnified and secured to all Intents and purposes sic subscribitur Annandale P Southerland Ruglen Tarbat Forbes Carmichaell James Steuart Advocat Cockburne Archibald Mure Patrick Murray.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 278-80.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 278-80.